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Liverpool City Council is committed to building quality communities. Through carefully considered policies and guidelines, communication with our community and supporting new building initiatives, Council aims to create an exciting environment.

Liverpool's community is wonderfully diverse. To ensure that our community gets the most out of living, working and playing in Liverpool, Liverpool City Council supports a range of programs and dedicated staff to help meet the needs of all of our people.

Sustainability is about growth and development of the community in a balanced way. Liverpool City Council recognises the importance of sustainability. We are working towards fostering a partnership with our community to protect, support and conserve our natural resources and environment.

Liverpool City Council provides and manages venues to benefit the local community. The links below provide detailed information about a range of Council venues. Please click on the following links for more information about Council's venues.

Light pollution, which includes light trespass and over illumination, lighting such as floodlighting on sports fields, can be a source of pollution

Visual pollution, which includes the presence of overhead power lines, billboard scarred landforms and the open storage of junk.

There are a number of different types of pollution that have a large cumulative impact on our local environment.

The Environmental Health Unit conducts a number of programs to ensure local businesses, including market gardeners, builders and developers, carry out their business in accordance with best practice principles and legislative requirements. These include audits of septic tanks, monitoring of building sites and education programs.

The Act provides Council's authorised officers with regulatory powers and tools to issue clean up, prevention and infringement notices, which are applied to the management of environmental issues and pollution events.

The following is a brief summary of actions Council may take:

Clean Up Notice

A clean up notice may be issued if an officer feels an incident has occurred or is likely to occur. The notice will detail what actions are required and a deadline for their completion.

A clean up notice is not appealable and incurs an administration fee of $466. Failure to pay the fee will incur a fine. Non-compliance can result in a fine or prosecution. Refer to the table below for details on fines.

Prevention Notice

A prevention notice may be issued when an officer suspects that an activity has been or is being carried out in an 'environmentally unsatisfactory manner'. The notice will detail what actions are required and a deadline for their completion. You have the right to appeal if you receive a prevention notice. An administration fee can also be charged.

Penalty Infringement Notices

A penalty infringement notice is an on the spot fine.

Western Sydney, including Liverpool, is particularly affected by air pollution due to patterns of air circulation and certain landforms in the greater Sydney region. We know from measurements taken by the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, that air quality in Liverpool has remained fairly constant.

Motor vehicles, small industry and food businesses are some of the main contributors to poor air quality. The number of vehicles and small businesses has increased in line with the growth in the population of Liverpool. With economic growth also comes an increasing demand for industry and agriculture, which can both greatly, impact on air quality. Arson and brushfires also contribute significantly to poor air quality across the Sydney region.

Contaminated sites that are not regulated by the DEC are managed by local councils.

Local councils also have responsibilities in relation to contaminated land during the environmental planning and development assessment process. When considering a development application, Council may take into account possible future contamination of the land caused by the proposed activity and place conditions on the development to minimise the possibility of future contamination. For more information on Contaminated Lands refer to the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation.

Did you know you can be fined for not covering your load of waste? Ensure each load of waste you transport is adequately covered. Don't risk a $500 fine.

When transporting waste, it is your responsibility to make sure:

You know what you're carrying

The waste load is covered and tied down

The waste does not leak or spill onto the road

Dust and other debris are not being blown off the load

The waste is deposited at a landfill or resource recovery facility that can legally accept it.

Illegal dumping of rubbish in Liverpool can be a problem and we rely on residents to help us identify where rubbish and cars have been dumped. The sooner we know, the quicker we can have it removed.

Illegal dumping is an offence and offenders will be prosecuted. For more information or to report illegal dumping please contact Council's Contact Centre on 1300 36 2170. Our Illegal Waste Officers will investigate the dump with a view of fining the offender and removing the rubbish.

Abandoned vehicles must be reported to the local Police Station on Phone: 9821 8444.

Please note that residents are entitled to two large bulky good collections a year. For more information click here.

Water pollution is largely caused by human activity and has had a major impact on our local waterways and their ability to be healthy and function naturally.

Water pollution comes from two sources - point sources or diffuse sources:

Point source pollution is any pollution that originates from a single location. It is often associated with intensive production activities including farming, manufacturing and service sectors such as sewage treatment plants, on-site sewage management systems, industrial activities and discharges from urban stormwater drains. Point sources are largely regulated through the Protection of the Environment Operations Act, 1997. The Act permits Council and the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation to regulate various polluting issues, including issuing clean up or prevention notices.

Air-conditioners

If you are interested in purchasing an air conditioner it is important that the noise it makes when operating does not intrude on your neighbours.

Domestic air conditioners cannot be operated at certain times if it can be heard inside any habitable room of another residential premises. If it can be heard inside the residential dwelling, you cannot operate your air conditioner between these times:

Between 10pm and 7am weekdays

Between 10pm and 8am weekends and public holidays.

Ways you can reduce the noise impact of your air conditioner:

Regularly service your air conditioner

Install an acoustic enclosure

Erect a solid fence or barrier around the unit.

Noise from Licensed premises

The Liquor Administration Board manages noise from licensed premises such as bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants that serve liquor.

To place a complaint contact the local police or the Liquor Administration Board on 9995 0300 or visit Liquor and Gaming NSW.

Friday, Saturday or day immediately before a public holiday 8am to 12am

Air conditioners

Monday to Friday 7am to 10pm

Weekends and public holidays 8am to 10pm

Motor vehicles

Trucks (Except when leaving or entering residential premises)

Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm

Weekends and public holidays 8am to 8pm

Refrigeration units fitted to a motor vehicle

Monday to Friday 7am to 8pm

Weekends and public holidays 8am to 8pm

Burglar alarm

Call Police

Outside these hours restrictions can be placed on using these articles if they cause offensive noise. Offensive noise is defined as 'that, by reason of its level, nature, character or quality, or the time at which it is made, or any other circumstances:

Is harmful to (or is likely to be harmful to) a person who is outside the premises from which it is emitted, or

Interferes unreasonably with (or is likely to interfere unreasonably with) the comfort or repose of a person who is outside the premises from which it is emitted.

To deem the noise offensive Council may need to conduct a noise measurement, should this indicate non-compliance a Noise Control Notice may be issued. Should you wish to take action independently of Council you can contact the Local Court to seek a noise abatement order (Note: Fees do apply).